Justin Rain

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Justin Rain
Born (1981-10-27) October 27, 1981 (age 42) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Justin Rain (born October 27, 1981) is a Canadian First Nations actor. He is of Plains Cree descent. [1]

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Biography

Justin Rain was raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, where he attended St. Mary's High School. [2] Justin began abusing drugs in his youth which became problematic to the point that he overdosed several times and almost died. Of that point in his life he stated, "I was no honor student, I barely passed my classes. And it was all because I was running from who I was and the artist inside me." He began to distance himself from his friends and decided to pursue architecture where he attempted to get into British Columbia Institute of Technology. [3] He eventually encountered other actors and began to appreciate the craft, ultimately deciding to go to Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts. Not long after, Justin earned his break in a very minor role in the movie The Twilight Saga: Eclipse . [4]

Justin appeared in the indie film Two Indians Talking where he won Best Supporting Actor at the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival. [5] He was cast in a major role on the First Nations oriented Blackstone as Alan Fraser before joining the cast of Defiance as Quentin McCawley. [6] He joined the cast of Fear the Walking Dead as Crazy Dog.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008The Dance of My Beating HeartJosephShort
2009Mountain SpiritBrentShort
2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Quileute Warrior
Two Indians TalkingAdam
2012The Arrival HourJohnShort
2014Not Indian EnoughBradleyShort
WoolMakoyepukShort
2015 North Mountain Wolf
2017 Mohawk Calvin Two Rivers
Lean on Pete Mike
Past TimeSageShort
2018Primal RageDeputy
Road of IniquityLeonard
2019DoukvaderShort
2020 Brother, I Cry Jon

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 The Guard FrankEpisode: "Fistful of Rain"
2011–2015 Blackstone Alan FraserMain cast
2012 The Killing BennyEpisode: "Keylela"
2013–2015 Defiance Quentin McCawleyRecurring
2014 Arctic Air BrianEpisode: "High Water"
2015 Heartland EmmettEpisode: "Riders on the Storm"
2017 The Arrangement SamEpisode: "Trips"
Fear the Walking Dead Crazy Dog/LeeRecurring, 10 Episodes
2018 Guardians Evolution Arimus AfronSeason 3
2020 Tribal Ryan Streit7 episodes
2021 Chicago Med Robert ForbesEpisode: "Some Things Are Worth the Risk"
2022–2024 Resident Alien Elliot8 episodes

Videogame

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Starfield Floyd JenkinsVoice

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